For the first time in its history, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will offer Spanish-language campus tours starting this month. The inaugural guided tour, led by UTC students, will take place at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. Buses will pick up prospective high school students and their families at 4 p.m. from La Paz Chattanooga—located at 809 S. Willow St.—and a trio of local high schools: The Howard School, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy and East Ridge High School.
Chemical company has UTC molecules all over it
Even though the Colonial Chemical name is not on the label, there’s a good chance the molecules are from the South Pittsburg, Tennessee-based company, which is home to 16 current University of Tennessee at Chattanooga graduates—nine of them with undergraduate degrees in chemistry or chemical engineering.
The next generation: MOC Academy celebrates its second year at UTC
MOC Academy, created by Student Success Programs, is a UTC program aimed at preparing first-year undergraduate men of color for a successful transition to college.
UTC students experience culture and business in the Balkans
Eighteen UTC students from a variety of majors traveled to Greece, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania with faculty members Dr. Beni Asllani and Dr. Katherine Karl as part of the Gary W. Rollins College of Business International Business Course, “Doing Business in the Balkans.”
“Where are you from?” UTC welcoming more long distance travelers to campus
Brandalyn Shropshire is the associate director of engagement in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Office of Undergraduate Admissions. One of her many roles is overseeing campus tours, and she has seen a considerable increase in the number of out-of-state students coming to visit and tour UTC.
Orienting the orientation leaders
Before the start of orientation, a new batch of orientation leaders learned about the various departments at UTC and prepared for a hectic summer.
Learning to lead: NFL hopeful McClendon Curtis set to graduate from UTC School Leadership program in May
McClendon Curtis, a Chattanooga native and Mocs football standout, will graduate with a master’s degree in School Leadership in May. He is finishing his last semester online while living and training at a Florida camp for NFL hopefuls.
Let the (field) games begin
The annual field games competition between the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Gary W. Rollins College of Business took place Thursday, April 13, on Chamberlain Field.
Finding comfort in discomfort: New horizons in store for recent UTC graduate Chris Bogans
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: A look at recent graduate Chris Bogans, who—thanks to the UTC Mosaic program—learned how to advocate for himself during his college years.
Campus ambassador: Varsha Kommireddi is becoming her own hero
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: When appointments to a prestigious Tennessee Governor’s Management Fellowship are awarded each year, only five of the state’s most promising young people are chosen. In December 2021, Varsha Kommireddi (’22, business) was one of the five.